UEFA Champions League

Manchester City vs Juventus, 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Manchester City
  • 57': Giorgio Chiellini (OG)
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Juventus
  • 70': Mario Mandzukic
  • 81': Álvaro Morata

Juventus claim victory at Man City through Mandzukic and Morata

Juventus came from behind to beat Manchester City 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Paul Pogba (Juventus).
  • 1': Yaya Touré (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 2': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 3': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
  • 3': Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Juventus. Patrice Evra tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Paul Pogba (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 6': Foul by Samir Nasri (Manchester City).
  • 6': Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
  • 7': Patrice Evra (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Hernanes (Juventus).
  • 9': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
  • 11': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
  • 11': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Offside, Juventus. Juan Cuadrado tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
  • 13': Foul by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City).
  • 13': Paul Pogba (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Hernanes (Juventus) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 16': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Giorgio Chiellini.
  • 22': Foul by Paul Pogba (Juventus).
  • 22': Yaya Touré (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
  • 23': David Silva (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Foul by Hernanes (Juventus).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
  • 27': Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Stefano Sturaro.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by David Silva with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hernanes.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 33': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Manchester City).
  • 33': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
  • 35': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Bacary Sagna (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 42': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
  • 42': Paul Pogba (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 0, Juventus 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 1, Juventus 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 0, Juventus 0.
  • 48': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 48': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 49': Vincent Kompany (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Juventus).
  • 49': Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Offside, Juventus. Leonardo Bonucci tries a through ball, but Mario Mandzukic is caught offside.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Pogba.
  • 55': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 55': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
  • 57': Own Goal by Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus. Manchester City 1, Juventus 0.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 60': Attempt saved. David Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 60': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Samir Nasri.
  • 62': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 62': Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Stefano Sturaro (Juventus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Patrice Evra (Juventus) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 63': Foul by Bacary Sagna (Manchester City).
  • 63': Álvaro Morata (Juventus) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Corner, Juventus. Conceded by Bacary Sagna.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Paul Pogba (Juventus) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 68': Foul by Raheem Sterling (Manchester City).
  • 68': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Goal! Manchester City 1, Juventus 1. Mario Mandzukic (Juventus) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Pogba with a through ball.
  • 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Raheem Sterling.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Nicolás Otamendi replaces Vincent Kompany because of an injury.
  • 76': Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Mario Mandzukic (Juventus).
  • 78': Substitution, Juventus. Paulo Dybala replaces Mario Mandzukic because of an injury.
  • 81': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
  • 81': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Goal! Manchester City 1, Juventus 2. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City).
  • 83': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Agüero replaces Samir Nasri.
  • 84': Foul by Eliaquim Mangala (Manchester City).
  • 84': Paulo Dybala (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Substitution, Juventus. Andrea Barzagli replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 86': Foul by Yaya Touré (Manchester City).
  • 86': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Yaya Touré (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Bony.
  • 88': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Gianluigi Buffon.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Aleksandar Kolarov (Manchester City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho.
  • 90': Foul by David Silva (Manchester City).
  • 90': Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': Juan Cuadrado (Juventus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Andrea Barzagli (Juventus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Wilfried Bony (Manchester City).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Manchester City 1, Juventus 2.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 20
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
1 Corner Kicks 6
5 Saves 1
41 Possession 59
10 SHOTS 13
3 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 527
423 Passes 602
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 49
27 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 2
21 Effective Tackles 18
27 Tackles 24
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
0 Interceptions 0
13 Effective Clearances 11
15 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 50,363

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Joe Hart (GK)
20 Eliaquim Mangala
4 Vincent Kompany
11 Aleksandar Kolarov
3 Bacary Sagna
21 David Silva
25 Fernandinho
42 Yaya Touré
14 Wilfried Bony
7 Raheem Sterling
8 Samir Nasri
Manchester City Substitutes:
Sergio Agüero, Jesús Navas, Wilfredo Caballero, Fernando, Nicolás Otamendi, Martín Demichelis, Kevin De Bruyne.

JUV Juventus (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Gianluigi Buffon (GK)
3 Giorgio Chiellini
19 Leonardo Bonucci
33 Patrice Evra
26 Stephan Lichtsteiner
11 Hernanes
10 Paul Pogba
27 Stefano Sturaro
17 Mario Mandzukic
9 Álvaro Morata
16 Juan Cuadrado
Juventus Substitutes:
Paulo Dybala, Neto, Mario Lemina, Roberto Pereyra, Simone Zaza, Andrea Barzagli, Alex Sandro.

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